, Columnist
There's a Strategic Reason for Trump's Tweets
His messages might hurt his presidency, but could further his legacy.
Playing the long game.
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For a while it seemed that President Donald Trump might stop or restrict his tweeting, on the advice of his lawyers, but that now seems like the distant past. He has continued to tweet about fake news, the Russia investigation and the travel ban, as well as taking credit for the Qatar cut-off. There is talk he may live-tweet former FBI Director James Comey’s congressional testimony Thursday.
No other major politician does anything like this, so how can such behavior make sense? The ACLU even tweeted in response that it welcomes Trump’s social media presence, as it helps their court cases. Trump’s tweets make it easier to argue that his proposed travel ban was intended as discriminatory to Muslims.